This 1979 Ford F-150, up for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos), is one of 4225 F-150s built with what Ford called the "Indianapolis Speedway Official Truck Package." Almost 2000 more were built on F-100, F-250, and F-3...
This eight-year, 110-race period spans from the 1971 McLaren M16 and "Johnny Lightning 500" Lola T150-based Bignotti Colt-Offy to the 1978 Penske PC6-Cosworth DFX, but is more than anything the era of the classic 1972 Eagle Model 5. The period saw 29 Eagle victories, 26 for McLaren,...
BMW-Treff is a representative of one of many specialized car forums on the Internet. As the name anticipates, everything here revolves around the vehicles and motorcycles of the Bavarian vehicle manufacturer. In general, experience and exchange on certain models can also be obtained in larger for...
On Memorial Day, just prior to the running of the legendary Indy 500 race, a new speedway star came out to shine. A driverless racecar, no less, aiming for track speeds above 120 mph with no human hands on the wheel.The Dallara Lite has been kitted out with sensors and a drive-by-...
Executives such as Centrix CEO Bob Sutton, a sponsor of a Rahal/Letterman car driven by Vitor Meira, study crew dynamics as models for their own executive teams. During a race, crews talk with drivers via radio and take in reams of telemetry from the car. If driver and crew cannot ...
Non-Wing Sprints will be joined by the Day Transportation Mel Kenyon Midgets, competing in the 75 Lap Don and Mel Kenyon Classic. Also racing are the McGunegill Engine Late Models and Thunder Roadsters. Tickets will be available for the race at the admission gate only. Adult Tickets are ...
crew. sponsorship and a car are said to be lined up, and the group's first race will be the 100th running of the indy 500, on may 29, 2016. both women bring significant experience to the table. legge, a 34-year-old british driver, will be in the car. she has started the 500 ...
Each race car will have models of the entire sensor suites and connected vehicle dynamics in order to simulate the Indy Lights race car. The race will start when the simulation starts running, then all the teams are hands off while they watch their cars simultaneously race around the track. ...
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We’re in the second half of May and the City of Indianapolis is abuzz with activity leading up to the ”Big Race” on May 29. The Indianapolis 500 is about the only Indy Car race I watch. I’m more of an F1 fan so the Monaco race on the morning of the 29th will be my focus...